Glossary

G

I

Itinerary

same as a Route (e.g. used by TomTom)

P

Points of Interest (POI)

a collection of gas stations, post boxes, shops and
like.

R

Route

a list of geopoints (often with names) connected in
a specific order. Usually a collection of geopoints
defining the route you want to pass while traveling,
created by PC software, or generated inside a GPS device.
They can be composed of existing waypoints, or new
"routepoints" might be generated.

T

Track

a collection of geopoints recorded by your GPS
device while traveling -- "breadcrumb trails". The order
of trackpoints within the track is important. Usually a
trackpoint doesn't have a name or comment, but a
timestamp. This distinguishes a trackpoint from a
waypoint.

W

Waypoints

are geopoints that are not necessarily connected to
other points, and their order is unimportant. They can be
entered before, while or after you actually visit the
place and might have tags like name, comment and the
like. Usually used to mark special locations as your
home, a hotel or a geocache.